A ship carrying parts of a Swedish mechanized infantry battalion has arrived in Riga, the Latvian capital as tensions remain high in Central Europe.

About 1,500 Russians are now in exile, trying to start a fresh life while reporting on events in their homeland

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO's eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.

Sweden’s armed forces said the mission of 550 troops will contribute to the alliance’s deterrence and defense efforts, and ensure stability in the region, and that it “marks Sweden’s largest commitment yet since joining NATO.

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.

KYIV - Russian forces launched air attacks on Kyiv and other locations in Ukraine early Saturday morning, killing at least three in the capital, officials said - the latest deadly assault on Ukraine aimed at weakening the country during the cold winter months.

The first wave of bellicose statements by the Finnish and Estonian authorities, who reacted sharply to the alleged "Russian trace" in the December incident with the damage of the Estlink 2 underwater electric cable anchor from the Eagle S oil

Swedish troops have deployed to Latvia as part of a Canadian-led NATO brigade on the alliance's eastern flank. This marks Sweden's most significant NATO operation, with 550 troops arriving to bolster region stability amidst heightened tensions from Russia's actions against Ukraine.

RIGA - NATO needs to strengthen its presence in the Baltic Sea and tackle Russia's "shadow fleet", President Edgars Rinkevics said Tuesday while participating in the Baltic Sea NATO allies summit in Helsinki, Finland.

RIGA - Russia's aggression against Ukraine is not an isolated war but a global threat to peace and stability in the world, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (New Unity) says in her annual report on accomplishments and further work with respect to national foreign policy and the European Union (EU),

In Riga Russian Theatre's rehearsal room, actors gather for a table-read of the season's big premiere, "Lady Macbeth" -- but the play's poster will not crop up around the Latvian capital as it normally would.

Russian-sponsored disruption of underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea will continue and escalate unless such activities are met with a firm response from NATO countries, Lithuania’s new Foreign Affairs Minister Kęstutis Budrys told journalists in the Latvian capital Riga on Thursday,